Photos: Baby animals of the world

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Two young red pandas, born in June, peer out of their litter box on October 19 at the Opelzoo near Kronberg, Germany. In the wild, the endangered species is endemic to the temperate forests of the Himalaya and southwestern China.

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A three-week-old black jaguar is held by a zookeeper in the zoo of Szeged near Budapest, Hungary, October 4. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion.CSABA SEGESVARI
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A young greater kudu stands in her enclosure on October 9 at the Zoologischer Garten Zoo in Berlin, Germany. The female antelope was born at the zoo on August 26.TIM BRAKEMEIER
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A young hedgehog scuttles through leaves in Berlin, Germany, October 1. Young hedgehogs weighing less than 250 grams are raised by hand.WOLFGANG KUMM
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Bantu, a lion cub born in captivity two months ago, is seen at the zoo in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, October 25.LUIS ROBAYO
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An employee of the Hanover Zoo presents the first offspring of African penguins at the zoo in Hanover, Germany, October 4. The small penguin was named Sean-Michael and was born on September 8.JOCHEN L¿¿BKE
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A mother toque macaque, which is a kind of monkey from Ceylon, holds her male baby at Berlin Zoo on October 23 in Berlin, Germany. The baby monkey was born on August 23.Sean Gallup
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A Sumatran elephant and her baby bathe in the river at the Conservation Response Unit wildlife reservation area in Aceh Jaya district in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, October 10. The baby was born on September 18.CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN
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One of two Northern lynx kittens, explores their enclosure at the Highland Wildlife park on October 9 in Kingussie, Scotland. The feline twins are believed to be the type of lynx found historically in Scotland. The Highland Wildlife Park specializes in Scottish animal species, both past and present, and species adapted to cold.Jeff J Mitchell
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A young red panda climbs on a branch on October 22 at the zoo in Dresden, Germany. The animal was born on June 30 at the zoo and is now allowed to explore it’s open air enclosure.ARNO BURGI
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The two eight-week-old female leopard cups Mor and May explore their enclosure in the zoo in Berlin, Germany, October 5.HANNIBAL HANSCHKE
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, a meerkat attempts to crawl inside a carved out pumpkin to get at some tasty meal worms at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. During the fall season, many of the zoos other animals receive pumpkins also. Zoo guests can see some of the animals receiving pumpkins during the annual Boo! at the Zoo celebration this coming weekend, Oct. 27-28. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz)Jim Schulz
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A baby gibbon sucks milk from its mother Lina on October 11 in Osnabruck Zoo in Germany. The gibbon was born on September 25.FRISO GENTSCH
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One of Edinburgh Zoo’s short clawed otter pups ventures out in their enclosure on October 3 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The five otters are from the smallest otter species in the world and the pups born to Elena and Ray are about 10 weeks old.Jeff J Mitchell
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Northern lynx kittens explore their enclosure at the Highland Wildlife park on October 9 in Kingussie, Scotland. The feline twins are believed to be the type of lynx found historically in Scotland. The Highland Wildlife Park specializes in Scottish animal species, both past and present, and species that are adapted to cold.Jeff J Mitchell
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One of Edinburgh Zoo’s short clawed otter pups calls out from the hide in the enclosure on October 3 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The five otters are from the smallest otter species in the world and the pups born to Elena and Ray are about 10 weeks old.Jeff J Mitchell
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Bantu, a lion cub born in captivity two months ago, plays with a ball at the zoo in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, October 25.LUIS ROBAYO
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In this image released by the San Diego Zoo, the zoo’s 11-week-old giant panda cub took baby steps during an October 18 veterinary examination while zookeepers looked on. The male cub is the sixth giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo.KEN BOHN
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Goliath, a baby rhinoceros born on September 18, runs next to his mother on October 4 in the zoological park of Peaugres, France. Goliath is the first rhino to be born in a French zoo this year and the third in Europe.PHILIPPE DESMAZES
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Three young hedgehogs eat cat food in Berlin, Germany, October 1. Young hedgehogs weighing less than 250 grams are raised by hand.WOLFGANG KUMM
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A black swan and its twelve-day-old brood are seen at the Santa Fe zoo in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, October 29.RAUL ARBOLEDA
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Edinburgh Zoo’s short clawed otter pups venture out in their enclosure on October 3 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The five otters are from the smallest otter species in the world and the pups born to Elena and Ray are about 10 weeks old.Jeff J Mitchell
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Goliath, a baby rhinoceros born on September 18, walks in his pen on October 4, in the zoological park of Peaugres, France. Goliath is the first rhino to be born in a French zoo this year and the third in Europe.PHILIPPE DESMAZES
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Northern lynx kittens explore their enclosure at the Highland Wildlife park on October 9 in Kingussie, Scotland. The feline twins are believed to be the type of lynx found historically in Scotland. The Highland Wildlife Park specializes in Scottish animal species, both past and present, and species that are adapted to cold.Jeff J Mitchell
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Two-month-old Toque macaque Candy clings to her mother and looks around in their enclosure at the zoo in Berlin, Germany, October 23.STEPHANIE PILICK
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One of Edinburgh Zoo’s short clawed otter pups ventures out in their enclosure on October 3 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The five otters are from the smallest otter species in the world and the pups born to Elena and Ray are about 10 weeks old.Jeff J Mitchell
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